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SMG fire-balls

I left another response on that conversation on my talk page, by the way, I wanted to get an opinion on that matter before making any further moves on it. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 20:17, February 6, 2025 (EST)

Moving torch

On the moving torch image, why is the middle of the flame completely transparent? It doesn't seem to look that way in-game. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 13:14, February 8, 2025 (EST)

It's just how the static texture looks when applied to the model. - Nintendo101 (talk) 13:49, February 8, 2025 (EST)

SMB3 sprites

My idea with the SMB3 static animated BG tiles is to put them consistently on what is considered the "first" frame internally, both for consistency on our end and because for most of them, that corresponds with how they look when a switch is hit and everything stops animating. Now I still have a jillion more assets prepped to upload, I had to stop because I had a headache. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 22:08, February 17, 2025 (EST)

You have been doing good work. My incentive in these articles is to provide a sincere and nice display for users, and whether or not each sprite represents the first frame in an animation is not particularly important to me. My intent is for the reader to understand what it looks like when they read the accompanying text. I will prioritize what I think looks nice as long as it remains an accurate display of what occurs during gameplay, which is why I have things like the Fire Bro spitting a fireball in the table rather than a static image of it still. It is visually a little more dynamic, and it more immediately communicates how it differs from normal Hammer Bros and related enemies. For Jelectro, I just prefer how its tentacles are positioned in the frame. - Nintendo101 (talk) 22:20, February 17, 2025 (EST)

Making your own sandbox

I was thinking about making my own sandbox. How is it done? ZanyDragon (talk · edits) 23:13, February 17, 2025 (EST)

Howdy! Sandboxes are extensions of your userpage. To make it the same way you would create a new article, by writing out its name first and then clicking on it to start making it. For sandboxes, you would write out its name as "your user name/your sandbox's name." For example, one of my sandboxes is User:Nintendo101/flowerpot. For you, you would write it out as User:ZanyDragon/sandbox. I hope that was straight forward. Let me know if any of that was unclear. - Nintendo101 (talk) 23:29, February 17, 2025 (EST)

Thank you so much. ZanyDragon (talk · edits)

SMB3 map icons

The plan I have is to have the prior inaccurate tile uploads remain as "world" and "world-link" template images because those work better with solid outlines and no ground color. For the actual galleries and such I'll upload more internally accurate ones. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 20:29, February 18, 2025 (EST)

I understand, but the one you replaced was the one used in world and world-link. - Nintendo101 (talk) 21:39, February 18, 2025 (EST)

It's not replaced. It's palette-corrected. The "replaced" one will be missing the black, not the brown. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 21:59, February 18, 2025 (EST)

Yes, I misspoke because I have not been getting much sleep. I did not notice it was the brown that was transparent until after the fact. But regardless, the one used in world and world-link should probably not have any transparent textures. - Nintendo101 (talk) 22:05, February 18, 2025 (EST)

In that case, the brown surrounding it should also be filled in so as to not break limitations. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 23:19, February 18, 2025 (EST)

No, because that is supposed to be the surrounding landscape in the Dark World. The pixels within the outline of the castle are supposed to be the castle's exterior.

I don't take issue with this on my own accord - other members of the community took issue with it because we all use the world and world-link template. If you want to upload something more earnest to how the asset is used, please do it as a separate file. - Nintendo101 (talk) 09:50, February 19, 2025 (EST)

I already did yesterday. The small one works better for the template since it doesn't need shrunk so badly. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 10:19, February 19, 2025 (EST)

Yeah, I caught that after the fact. Sorry. I am still a bit frazzled. - Nintendo101 (talk) 10:23, February 19, 2025 (EST)

Also, to clarify, I supported that palette proposal. If there is a discrepancy with a reversal on an image, it is because I just overlooked it the difference in shade. Again, sorry. - Nintendo101 (talk) 10:26, February 19, 2025 (EST)

SMB3 Luigi

Fair warning, when I reupload the SMB3 Luigi sprites, I'm probably going to have them face the same way as Mario's for better gallery consistency. I noticed how the SMB3 page's table has them facing the opposite direction as each other, so I figured I'd put the code down here to flip images horizontally in pages on command. <span style="display:inline-block; transform:scaleX(-1)>[[File:]]</span> Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 01:08, February 20, 2025 (EST)

Go ahead. I did that to passively invoke the title screen, but it's not a big deal. I do appreciate that you reached out to let me know, though. Thank you! - Nintendo101 (talk) 01:31, February 20, 2025 (EST)

Stone-Eye

Hello. I noticed in the Stone-Eye article, that you removed the comparison to Bomps, and, uh, why? Was it intentional, or just a consequence of moving info around, or something? Blinker (talk) 11:00, February 27, 2025 (EST)

It was intentional. I don't think they resemble one another, and it felt too subjective to assert that they did. - Nintendo101 (talk) 11:38, February 27, 2025 (EST)

Perhaps to Bomps specifically (though that underbite is similar), but I think they're similar enough to the Thwomp-zoku in general to mention that. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 20:39, February 27, 2025 (EST)

Blinker prepared this diagram and shared it with me over Discord. It pointed out physical traits shared between Stone-Eyes and Bomps I had not noticed before, and I found it persuasive enough. - Nintendo101 (talk) 22:42, February 27, 2025 (EST)

I'll point out that that bottom one is also present on Thwomps as well, tying all three together. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 23:42, February 27, 2025 (EST)

Re: Japanese Mario Galaxy guidebook

Sorry, been on a break from the wiki. I'll get to your questions by tomorrow at least. SmokedChili (talk) 13:36, March 6, 2025 (EST)

Thanks, I appreciate it. I hope you've been doing well! - Nintendo101 (talk) 16:57, March 6, 2025 (EST)

1. Getting through the credits is a pain because I suck at kanji. Shogakukan guide has Gaecen Ueno as an editor, it's a pseudonym for an EarthBound composer Toshiyuki Ueno. Complete Guide (Famitsu/Enterbrain) has 松村英彦 (Hideo Matsumura?) as the (main) editor. The Complete Guide (Dengeki Nintendo/MediaWorks) was edited by some company called QBIST, among its staff is 菅野玲 (Rei Sugano?). NinDori guide has 加島光広 (Mitsuhiro Kato?) as a writer.
2. Out of all guides, only Famitsu's has an item and object section where Biribiri Ball has an entry on page 382. Others mention it first on Battlerock Galaxy section; Shogakukan on p.85, NinDori on p.61, and Dengeki on p.129.
3. Famitsu guide mentions ホネ on p.161. There was another mention on another guide but I lost it.
4. Just ask and I'll get to it again sometime.

And here's some extra: None of the guides identify Dekagoro Iwa (Big Ruby Rock). It appears to be an ESMB original. SmokedChili (talk) 15:51, March 7, 2025 (EST)

Update on question 3. I found it again. 骨 on Dengeki guide page 193. SmokedChili (talk) 08:04, March 15, 2025 (EDT)

Colored enemies

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I'd be more cautious about that. Something like "Rolla Koopa" and "Timid Troopa" implies that it has to have some sort of mechanical difference that would need to return in some capacity if that entity were to return that "Pink Koopa" or "Red Troopa" does not. It's really not a 1-1 comparison, and consistently implementing something like that would mean something like Orange Shy Guy would get a page that only covers a few Mario Kart appearances where it has no differences at all. Not to mention Yoshi, Shy Guy, and others are already riddled with ambiguities from Blue/Light-Blue, Light-Blue/White, Orange/Yellow/Brown, and others simply because everyone sees edge cases differently. Implementing this would just mean those edge case inconsistencies would appear in even more places. Not to mention how Pink Shy Guy keeps being replaced with Blue Shy Guy, both in SMB2 and in the Yoshi series, but of course covering them on the same page would also mean covering pink and blue together on sports games where they appear at the same time. Really, I think a gallery page for different colors is enough, because there's just too many cases like that and nowhere near the amount of consistency present to make the pros outweigh the cons - the way I see it, there are very few of the former and an overwhelming multitude of the latter. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 15:11, March 8, 2025 (EST)

I am still working on the proposal. Folks are more than welcomed to voice their opinions when it is published. Something I would like to stress is the the crux of this proposal is this principal: If an enemy subject is differentiated by color in its published name, it warrants receiving a dedicated article only if it is also accompanied by behavioral or mechanical differences, RPG statistics, or comparable attributes that affect gameplay. If color is the only differentiating attribute of the subject, creating a dedicated article for it is discouraged. If a subject is only differentiated from a parent by color with no accompanying differences at all, it is not necessary for it to receive an article of its own.

I think the praying Koopa is a Red Koopa Troopa. - Nintendo101 (talk) 15:14, March 8, 2025 (EST)

I do think you should demo how some of the articles themselves would look before you make the proposal available for voting, at any rate. Particularly the Troopas and the Shy Guys. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 13:35, March 9, 2025 (EDT)

I agree! Examples will be provided when this proposal is rolled out. - Nintendo101 (talk) 19:44, March 9, 2025 (EDT)

Classic Mode routes

I think they're supposed to be formatted like this, which I think @Mario did at one point. Super Mario RPG (talk) 12:39, March 9, 2025 (EDT)

Good to know. Thanks! - Nintendo101 (talk) 12:40, March 9, 2025 (EDT)

Missions

I know missions from the mainline Super Mario games are now formatted in quotes, since your proposal passed. That being said, would it be safe to also do for quests from Mario Party Advance (and similar analogs)? They count as the in-game missions of the Shroom City mode. Super Mario RPG (talk) 23:03, March 9, 2025 (EDT)

That's a fair question, but I personally do not know Mario Party Advance well enough to say whether that makes sense, and part of the reason why that proposal passed is because supporters felt like it was narrow in scope. I feel like it is not my place to apply the results of the proposal to things not covered on the mission article. - Nintendo101 (talk) 23:13, March 9, 2025 (EDT)

Glitch on renamed article name

The article Spinning Slots has been renamed "Slot Game BGM / Memory Game BGM" but the new name will become invisible when linked. It doesn't even show up when fake linking it. Can this be fixed?--Platform (talk) 00:06, March 10, 2025 (EDT)

It seems to be working fine on my end. Can you elaborate on what problem you are referring to? - Nintendo101 (talk) 00:09, March 10, 2025 (EDT)

It doesn't show up at all. I can't see Slot Game BGM / Memory Game BGM or Slot Game BGM / Memory Game BGM. The links in the previous sentence don't appear and looks like: I can't see or . on my end.--Platform (talk) 00:26, March 10, 2025 (EDT)

Neither myself nor another staff member are encountering the issue you are: the page loads normally on our end. Are you sure there aren't any issues with your browser? - Nintendo101 (talk) 01:08, March 10, 2025 (EDT)

Butting in from the Discord here; does it appear in Incognito Mode? Have you tried refreshing without the cache (should be Ctrl+F5 on both Chrome and Firefox)? ~Camwoodstock ( talk ☯ contribs ) 01:25, March 10, 2025 (EDT)

I found the problem. "Slot game" gets filtered by my adblock when it's found in a link.--Platform (talk) 01:28, March 10, 2025 (EDT)

Jet pipe image

In that case, would it be better to upload a full screenshot instead of a not-quite-sprite rip? I have plenty in storage from my animating that.... Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 12:19, March 13, 2025 (EDT)

I would not replace the image without considering how it is used on the site in its current state. - Nintendo101 (talk) 16:30, March 13, 2025 (EDT)

Where can I discuss without causing problems?

Hi, I wanted to know where I can discuss certain topics without causing problems. You know, I haven't been able to find a place where I can do it without seeming like an ultra-insistent fanatic.Sorbetti (talk) 20:36, March 19, 2025 (EDT)

Do you feel like you have been causing problems? - Nintendo101 (talk) 20:37, March 19, 2025 (EDT)

The truth is, I really don't, but I know that my ideas generally generate confusion and are not very well understood. I think that I generate problems when trying to express my ideas in proposals, but I really don't know much about this and I have been learning little by little. The truth is that I have a secret that I think you probably already realized what it is, and it is the one that has been causing me difficulty when communicating here, so I would prefer to find a discussion page to at least try to express myself better.Sorbetti (talk) 20:43, March 19, 2025 (EDT)

I think you have been raising multiple proposals in a short period of time, and they are not all well researched and not always well written. It is not always clear why you are arguing for the changes you want.

Typically, people on the Super Mario Wiki only work on one proposal at a time. I would not describe any of this as a "problem," but it catches other people's eyes. Further, the people who edit this wiki tend to have a lot of strong opinions about how enemies are covered, so it is not surprising that your proposals in particular have drawn attention. If you want a more organic back-and-forth between members of the Super Mario Wiki community, I recommend joining the official Discord server. - Nintendo101 (talk) 20:50, March 19, 2025 (EDT)

Great work

You're a real hard worker dedicated to improving the Mario Wiki! Keep it up trooper!

Your crossover proposal has bridged an editorial divide between the community and its handling of non-Super Mario content, and you've done amazing research on your Zelda page. You did what I couldn't do. Super Mario RPG (talk) 13:58, March 20, 2025 (EDT)

Thank you for the kind words, though I don't think I did anything that you or anyone else couldn't do. Keep up the good work yourself. - Nintendo101 (talk) 20:57, March 20, 2025 (EDT)

Super Mario Land

I use dark mode, and the correctly ripped versions look fine to me. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 14:09, March 22, 2025 (EDT)

I am in dark mode as we speak, and I find these sprites very difficult to see, and to display the background cells as white or anything comparable would be antithetical to the purpose behind dark mode and the users sensitive to bright and harsh colors. Do you have an alternative solution? Because until one is developed, I'd rather people be able to see make out the subjects the sprites are meant to represent. - Nintendo101 (talk) 14:12, March 22, 2025 (EDT)

I put my alternate solution into effect now. As I want to point out, background details like those pyramids and moais go right through them and there are many edge cases (especially with sprites that tiny and undetailed), so it's not really our place to decide what is "supposed" to be either white or transparent IMO any more than transparent black outlines. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 14:17, March 22, 2025 (EDT)

I guess that's fine, though it looks poor to have the white squares behind the assets and it obfuscates their edges.

I think to assert it is unreasonably subjective to display the eyes of a Bombshell Koopa or Suu as white is an unreasonable level of purity does not hold water, especially when the majority of the background is white in every level. Those pixels are white in almost every circumstance - if they wanted them to be a different shade, they would have filled them with the colors used elsewhere on their bodies. - Nintendo101 (talk) 14:25, March 22, 2025 (EDT)

Super Mario Land has a weird sort of graphical infidelity due to being the first one that I feel it is in our best interest to capture. The same argument can be made against removing outlines in the old arcade games; those are obviously "supposed" to be perceived as solid black, but they aren't "actually" solid black if you get my meaning, and the past several years removing those has been generally approved of. Either way, dark mode is a work-in-progress that has gone through several revisions already, so it will probably be a non-issue in short order anyway. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 14:28, March 22, 2025 (EDT)

OK, I have done what I was actually attempting to do. That specific column ought to be white even in dark mode, or at the very least really really light gray. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 18:38, March 22, 2025 (EDT)

Account

Will my account work on any of the other NIWA wikis, or do I need a different account for each one? ZanyDragon (talk · edits) 22:10, March 26, 2025 (EDT)

Howdy! You will have to establish a new account for each site. NIWA is composed of affiliated but independent wikis. - Nintendo101 (talk) 22:12, March 26, 2025 (EDT)

Thanks. I don't know why I thought my user name would work on the other NIWA wikis. ZanyDragon (talk · edits) 22:13, March 26, 2025 (EDT)

No worries! It is understandable. - Nintendo101 (talk) 22:26, March 26, 2025 (EDT)

I have no clue how to log into the WiKirby. I don't understand how it works. ZanyDragon (talk · edits) 23:12, April 4, 2025 (EDT)

Hmm, maybe I can help you. Did you actually set up an account yet? - Nintendo101 (talk) 10:49, April 5, 2025 (EDT)

I don't know why I thought the account I have on this wiki would work. And why does it say "request account" instead? ZanyDragon (talk · edits) 11:14, April 5, 2025 (EDT)

Anyway, I learn best visually. ZanyDragon (talk · edits) 11:34, April 5, 2025 (EDT)

Hello! I'm not Nintendo101 but I have experience with getting registered on WiKirby. I can help you out!

First: click/tap here to get to the "Request Account" page. Be sure to read the Terms of Service first (it's linked on the page). Make sure you have an email, otherwise you cannot get registered.

You will see two boxes: Username, and Email address.

• Username: This is where you request your username for the wiki. If you become registered, you will have this username.
• Email address: Input your current email address here. This is to ensure that a staff member will email you to create your account and to send you your password. The password is randomly selected, and you must use it to log into your account.

I hope this helps you! Sparks (talk) 11:46, April 5, 2025 (EDT)

Then there's the CAPTCHA box. I'll fill it out, and then I'll let you know what happens. ZanyDragon (talk · edits) 11:56, April 5, 2025 (EDT)

"Another pending account request uses the same email address." What could this mean? -- ZanyDragon (talk · edits) 11:57, April 5, 2025 (EDT)

Have you tried setting up an email beforehand? - Nintendo101 (talk) 11:59, April 5, 2025 (EDT)

I have a Yahoo email account. -- ZanyDragon (talk · edits) 12:01, April 5, 2025 (EDT)

Sorry, I misspoke. Have you tried setting up an account with WiKirby using this email account beforehand? - Nintendo101 (talk) 12:01, April 5, 2025 (EDT)

Should I tell you my Yahoo email address? -- ZanyDragon (talk · edits) 12:10, April 5, 2025 (EDT)

No. Do not share personal information on the wiki. - Nintendo101 (talk) 12:12, April 5, 2025 (EDT)

"Username is already in use in a pending account request." What could this mean? ZanyDragon (talk · edits) 12:13, April 5, 2025 (EDT)

Have you already sent in a request? During this process, the wiki staff will send you a confirmation email. It may take some time though, so be patient. Sparks (talk) 12:23, April 5, 2025 (EDT)

I reached out to WiKirby staff, and they told me the following:

There is an account by that name in the requested account list (we use the ConfirmAccount extension) from a few days ago, but the email isn't confirmed (we generally don't confirm accounts with unconfirmed emails, ConfirmAccount works by sending a temporary password to the user's email)

ZanyDragon, this means you should have received an email from WiKirby a couple days ago asking you to confirm your email account. Have you checked to see if you received one from them? Maybe in your spam folder? - Nintendo101 (talk) 12:55, April 5, 2025 (EDT)

I did find a message about the new account I made from Pikipedia. -- ZanyDragon (talk · edits) 12:18, April 7, 2025 (EDT)

No word from WiKirby, though. -- ZanyDragon (talk · edits) 21:48, April 7, 2025 (EDT)

I still haven't gotten any notifications from the administration on WiKirby. I checked everywhere in my Yahoo email, but found nothing. -- ZanyDragon (talk · edits) 11:29, April 18, 2025 (EDT)

I am sorry you have had persistent difficulty. I recommend reaching out to the staff of WiKirby specifically. Their staff list is available here, and links to their official Discord is right here. While Super Mario Wiki is affiliated with WiKirby and peers on NIWA, we are still independent wikis compromised of different people with different policies. - Nintendo101 (talk) 11:35, April 18, 2025 (EDT)

What shall I ask them? -- ZanyDragon (talk · edits) 11:40, April 18, 2025 (EDT)

Share with them what you told Sparks and me. That you have not received a confirmation email from WiKirby. - Nintendo101 (talk) 11:42, April 18, 2025 (EDT)

I tried. But I got a "pending request". -- ZanyDragon (talk · edits) 11:43, April 18, 2025 (EDT)

On Discord? - Nintendo101 (talk) 11:45, April 18, 2025 (EDT)

Which channel should I send my message to now that I'm on WiKirby's Discord? -- ZanyDragon (talk · edits) 11:49, April 18, 2025 (EDT)

Try asking in #tech-support. - Nintendo101 (talk) 11:53, April 18, 2025 (EDT)

Author and publisher

Hello! I noticed that, when you're citing a book whose authors you're unsure or unaware of, you complete the "author=" field with the publisher's name. This practice was at one point widespread here, but I asked Porplemontage to run a bot that automatically removed instances of "author=Nintendo". At the time, the reason for this request was simply because I found the specification redundant, as the publisher "Nintendo" is bound to be noted in its corresponding "publisher" field. I am aware that a book's publisher is not the same as the book's author or editor, however, in those particular cases, assuming the books were written in-house at Nintendo (of Europe, of America etc.) seems like speculation to me. For instance, in the booklet you cited for Cobrat's French and German name, I cannot see information on the party who authored the book; the only thing somewhat relevant to that is found on the back cover, which states in fine print that it was "printed in Japan". Is it common practice in academia to reuse the publisher's name as the author of a book if you don't know who the actual author is? -- KOOPA CON CARNE 17:50, April 15, 2025 (EDT)

Oh, the attributes for that citation are erroneous. I know that now. I added that a while ago uncritically and made some assumptions about its details. You actually caught me at a time where I am attempting to correct and track down citations for all the non-English names for the Super Mario Bros. 2 enemies after having done the same for the Super Mario Bros. enemies. The impression I have is that in the 80s and early 90s, Nintendo did not have the same international structure it does today and would have their instruction booklets distributed by various partners throughout Europe and Latin America (for example, booklets and games were distributed in Italy by Mattel during the NES era; and in the example booklet you mention, the distributor was Bandai). I seemed like during this period some original names were developed that are no longer in use, or at least that is the case for the first Super Mario Bros. How this occurred is not apparent to me. However, I know this is is a officially licensed and produced Nintendo booklet, and it seemed speculative to suggest anyone other than Nintendo was involved in its authorship, especially if it was printed by in Japan. In academic research, I was always taught to attribute the publisher as author if the actual author, editors, or translators are not known. In this case, I think attributing it to "Nintendo" is the most accurate thing to do in lieu of anything else. The distributor and the publisher are not necessarily the same entity, so I would not attribute the publisher to Bandai or Mattel, for example.

But again, I was mistaken by some of the details for the source you mentioned when I first added it to that page and made some false assumptions. The booklet isn't even German and French, for one. It is actually Dutch and French.

In addition to NES booklets like the Dutch and French one you mentioned, I have found Spanish, Italian, Finnish, Swedish, and Portuguese booklets with the same types of details. The Italian ones, such as this one were actually uploaded by our peers at Mario's Castle. - Nintendo101 (talk) 18:15, April 15, 2025 (EDT)

That clears it up, thank you. While I'm in no position to argue the notions you were taught in your own pursuits, I still do believe that it's more useful for the purposes of this wiki to omit the "author" parameter altogether to avoid redundance if you don't know who the author is. I asked you because I ultimately defer to you on this subject, and since you've already begun removing the "surplus" authors in your own sandbox, I'll do the same as I come across more instances. If the authorship is directly attributed to Nintendo as a whole, I can probably concede putting it under both "author" and "publisher". -- KOOPA CON CARNE 18:33, April 15, 2025 (EDT)

Sorry, I forgot to clarify - I will stop adding "author=publisherwhenauthorisnotknown" to citations. It is something I was doing out of habit. I respect that this is a communal space. - Nintendo101 (talk) 18:53, April 15, 2025 (EDT)

Co-authorships

I just had a question regarding your co-autorship proposal. I know the change has already been applied to the {{proposal archive}}, but what about the automated {{subst:REVISIONUSER}} template for {{User}}? How is that working? Is there some kind of "{{subst:REVISIONUSER2}}" template? Yoshi18 (talk/contribs) 15:22, April 17, 2025 (EDT)

I'm sorry. I am not familiar with what you mean. If you are asking for what code you use for archiving proposals with multiple authors, you would use something like {{Proposal archive|1|Ultra Drop|Made up proposal name|PopitTart|January 24|user2=Nintendo101}}. Is that what you are looking for? - Nintendo101 (talk) 16:31, April 17, 2025 (EDT)

I mean the {{subst:REVISIONUSER}} code that automatically fills in your name when you make a proposal. I'm wondering how that would work if there's 2 people proposing. Would you just have to add the other without the {{subst:REVISIONUSER}} code? Yoshi18 (talk/contribs) 19:20, April 17, 2025 (EDT)

I'm not familiar with this code at all, nor have I seen it used anywhere on Super Mario Wiki. I have only seen folks type out their own user names. Sorry! - Nintendo101 (talk) 21:53, April 17, 2025 (EDT)

I'm talking about this:

===[insert a title for your proposal here]===
[describe what issue this proposal is about and what changes you think should be made to improve how the wiki handles that issue]

'''Proposer''': {{User|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}}}<br>
'''Deadline''': {{subst:#time:F j, Y|+2 weeks}}, 23:59 GMT

====[option title (e.g. Support, Option 1)]: [brief summary of option]====
#{{User|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}}} Per proposal.

====[option title (e.g. Oppose, Option 2)]: [brief summary of option]====

====Comments ([brief proposal title])====

That "subst:REVISIONUSER" thing. Yoshi18 (talk/contribs) 19:50, April 18, 2025 (EDT)

Wikitable Sortable Codes

Hi Nintendo101. I believe I understand how the wikitable sortable code works. Think we ought to try that on the varying tables throughout the wiki? I can even provide an example if you wish. -- ZanyDragon (talk · edits) 17:06, April 25, 2025 (EDT)

class="wikitable sortable mario sm"

Sometimes I like having tables in an intended order for readers, but I agree it can be integrated a bit more widely. Are there tables you think would benefit from having sortable columns? - Nintendo101 (talk) 17:09, April 25, 2025 (EDT)

I thought I'd try out some of these to understand how they worked. I've done a few tables already, and the attempts have thus far been successful. -- ZanyDragon (talk · edits) 17:14, April 25, 2025 (EDT)

SMB3 cannon (cont.)

LTL has found that "stubby cannon" was actually referring to the Bob-omb cannon in the quote (explicitly: the sentence is "The stubby cannons fire Bob-ombs!"), leaving the horizontal "tank" cannons without a specialized name. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 09:43, April 29, 2025 (EDT)

Thanks for letting me know. I think I found the English name that seems to correlate to these objects further down on the page. - Nintendo101 (talk) 12:49, April 29, 2025 (EDT)

Sure it's not for giant cannon? The only ones that would require ducking in the first tank level are those, from what I recall. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 12:55, April 29, 2025 (EDT)

On page 74, under the section titled "Dangerous 1-Up!," it depicts Mario sliding under normal-sized horizontal artillery. - Nintendo101 (talk) 12:59, April 29, 2025 (EDT)

I see, thank you for the clarification. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 13:11, April 29, 2025 (EDT)

Anytime! - Nintendo101 (talk) 13:11, April 29, 2025 (EDT)

"This isn't a turtle"

I'd say it counts as much as a turtle as Mechakoopa does, and we typically list them as such... Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 19:03, April 30, 2025 (EDT)

I have not clustered Mechakoopas with Koopas on any enemy list I have personally edited. - Nintendo101 (talk) 19:16, April 30, 2025 (EDT)

Mh. Personally, I feel it makes the most sense to include facsimiles of something with what they are based on. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 19:20, April 30, 2025 (EDT)

I personally find it unintuitive. I did not even cluster skeletal enemies with their respective groups until I saw that the Shogakukan guidebook for New Super Mario Bros. did just that, and I found it made organizational sense with some thought. However, I really don't feel comfy doing that for statues or robots. They aren't the things themselves, and are usually mechanically pretty distinct too. - Nintendo101 (talk) 19:29, April 30, 2025 (EDT)

Far from always, though. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 19:41, April 30, 2025 (EDT)

I am not presently well-versed enough with Donkey Kong games to comfortably involve myself with their articles or to scrutinize how best to organize enemies. But what works with one set of games may not for another, and that is fine. - Nintendo101 (talk) 19:55, April 30, 2025 (EDT)

There is also the matter of Mecha-Blooper, the Sea Pipe Statue, Bubble Blooper, and Bloopurn from the Mario & Luigi games all being considered Bloopers. One's a robot, one's a gargoyle, one's an osmotic unicellular organism, and one's a jar. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 22:54, May 2, 2025 (EDT)

I'm not involved in the bestiaries for the Mario & Luigi games on the site. - Nintendo101 (talk) 22:57, May 2, 2025 (EDT)

Windows not by Microsoft

Just a friendly little question on the intricacies of your views on our hosted visual content, because something has me puzzled. I noticed you uploaded this. That makes me curious. How come that, but not this, which you removed from the SMB3 gallery? Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 10:47, May 4, 2025 (EDT)

I uploaded the window some time ago because I adore the look of Peach's Castle in Super Mario 64, but I agree things like that are gratuitous for the wiki and I am willing to remove them. I just haven't gotten around to it. - Nintendo101 (talk) 11:18, May 4, 2025 (EDT)

Sushi

I'm not 100% convinced either way if the SM64DS and NSMB Sushi models are unchanged between each other. I think the texture color might be a little different, but that might be due to other processes interfering with how it looks. Some NSMB models are definitely reused from SM64DS 1:1, though. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 22:08, May 7, 2025 (EDT)

I believe this is one of the models that was rendered by Super1033, a staff member on our Italian affiliate Mario's Castle and an acquaintance of mine.. I doubt they would edit attributes like that, but I can talk to them at some point. - Nintendo101 (talk) 22:24, May 7, 2025 (EDT)

The octagonal Triple Threat Deluge bumpers (Super Mario Bros. Wonder)

Hey, you have (or at least had) access to the Japanese guide for Super Mario Bros. Wonder, right? If so, do they, by any chance, mention the small, blue-and-gold octagonal bumpers found in Shining Falls Special Triple Threat Deluge (such as the five bumpers around the Shikaku Trampoline in this image), by a particular name or something? rend (talk) (edits) 09:11, May 11, 2025 (EDT)

Howdy, Arend. I do have the Kadokawa guidebook and I would be happy to look into this for you. You should know there is also an ambit guide that Jdtendo has and it may have slightly different info. Maybe reach out to them too. - Nintendo101 (talk) 09:19, May 11, 2025 (EDT)

Cool, thanks in advance! 👍 Good suggestion too, btw, I'll try to message Jdtendo later as well. rend (talk) (edits) 11:23, May 11, 2025 (EDT)

Hi, @Arend. Sorry for the delay. On page 508, the bumper is described as "小さな丸い障害物," which seems to translate to "small round object." It does not seem to be described with strong connotation, unfortunately, so I would not say this is a proper name for the object. The full excerpt reads: "小さな丸い障害物に当たってもゴロゴロがはね返るので、四角トランポリンの下にいても注意しておこう。" - Nintendo101 (talk) 21:40, May 21, 2025 (EDT)

I see... well, thanks anyway, this is still a bit useful. I guess we gotta rely on Jdtendo's guide in the hopes of finding a more proper name, though I still haven't heard anything back from him. Maybe I should also look through other SMBWonder courses if the "small round object" appears in more than just Triple Threat Deluge... rend (talk) (edits) 11:37, May 22, 2025 (EDT)

My edits are reverted

Why do you hate using this template for the mainline game articles? GuntherBayBeee 16:05, May 17, 2025 (EDT)

Howdy. I think it visually looks quite poor and distracting. I also think it detracts from the written information on the page and the accompanying images, which are usually quite colorful on their own merits. The tables they are in should not detract from them. The template also emphasizes shades of orange rather than yellow or red, which the mainline Super Mario games have no association with. I'm not opposed to colors to convey where the reader is, like the ones I did here, but I think they should be soft, subtle, and nonintrusive. The ones currently on the Super Princess Peach article and the ones I got rid of from the New Super Mario Bros. article are loud, gaudy, and distracting. It does not make the article comfortable to read. - Nintendo101 (talk) 16:14, May 17, 2025 (EDT)

Then what are some color suggestions that you would reccomend? GuntherBayBeee 16:27, May 17, 2025 (EDT)

I don't know offhand for the mainline Super Mario games, but I honestly would leave the tables in those articles alone. I think they look fine as is. As for other articles, I would avoid harsh, gaudy colors. I honestly prefer what I did for Super Princess Peach over what is currently done. I think the current colors ruin the article. - Nintendo101 (talk) 16:32, May 17, 2025 (EDT)

I disagree. Do you know someone who knows offhand for the mainline Super Mario games? GuntherBayBeee 16:39, May 17, 2025 (EDT)

What is it you disagree with? - Nintendo101 (talk) 16:40, May 17, 2025 (EDT)

I disagree with the way we should keep the tables in those articles as is. Like I said, do you know someone who knows offhand for the mainline Super Mario games? GuntherBayBeee 16:44, May 17, 2025 (EDT)

Can you elaborate on why you disagree? - Nintendo101 (talk) 17:00, May 17, 2025 (EDT)

Yes. I disagree with the way we should keep the tables in those articles as is because the way you think they are makes no sense. GuntherBayBeee 17:09, May 17, 2025 (EDT)

Again, please elaborate on the reasons behind your opinion. What did not make sense from what I said? - Nintendo101 (talk) 17:16, May 17, 2025 (EDT)

It didn't make sense that tables they are in do not detract from the written information on the page and the accompanying images, which are usually quite colorless on their own merits. GuntherBayBeee 17:37, May 17, 2025 (EDT)

Erm. Excuse me, but why is your prose so often difficult to read, GuntherBayBeee? It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 18:30, May 17, 2025 (EDT)

Re:The order of names in the "names in other languages" tables

No, it is understandable (and sensed), but I was taught that it was supposed to be all names in chronological order, including the recent/official ones. I'll be careful from now on. Mariuigi Khed 03:21, May 23, 2025 (EDT)

Fighter Fly

And neither enemy known in Japan as "Batton" has a name derived from "Komori," and a certain other enemy is "Packun Flower" rather than "Packun Hana." Loanword-based names happen all the time, I don't see why this should be treated as any different. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 18:29, May 25, 2025 (EDT)

Doc, I am a curator on the site iNaturalist. I have been in regular correspondence with naturalists and biologists who live in Japan, and I have spent a lot of time over the years incorporating common names for taxa to support that site's international community. I know loanwords happen all the time in Japanese, but "Fire Fly" is not part of the general lexicon for the animal we refer to by that name in English, so it does not make any creative sense that they would establish a derived play on the English word "Firefly" to say "Fighter Fly" if the Japanese audience who is playing the game are not going to understand that play on words at all. The simplest explanation is that they most likely didn't. It is not an impossibility, but I think we should leave that off the page unless we have a source that asserts that. - Nintendo101 (talk) 19:45, May 25, 2025 (EDT)

It's not a "fighter" in any sense of the word, either, so I don't really see any other reason they would have given it said name anyway. Since one Japanese source outright does call the NES version's enemy "firefly" transliterated into kana, it doesn't seem to be outright unknown. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 19:59, May 25, 2025 (EDT)

Is an enemy not inherently a fighter in an adversarial sense? It was made to hurt the player. - Nintendo101 (talk) 20:46, May 25, 2025 (EDT)

That seems like a stretching of the definition, in my opinion. Especially since it just bounces. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 22:53, May 25, 2025 (EDT)

Interesting. I do not think I ever scrutinized the name prior to this discussion. The name always felt fitting to me. - Nintendo101 (talk) 23:08, May 25, 2025 (EDT)

Zelda Smash Bros images

Hello there! It looks like when you merged the Zelda stuff to a shared article outside of the "list of fighters" page, you left a bunch of move screenshots homeless. As part of the omnibus Smash proposal, they should be covered in some visual manner. What do you suppose ought to be done about that? Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 11:38, May 31, 2025 (EDT)

I recommend moving them to their relevant Super Smash Bros. galleries (which is my personal preference), or, in this case, moving them to the gallery included at the bottom of the Zelda article. - Nintendo101 (talk) 11:46, May 31, 2025 (EDT)

I was thinking perhaps including them as a gallery specifically in the respective game section on the "Crossovers with Zelda" article, so for instance under the section for Melee or things like that so it was in a location more appropriate for that level of scrutiny. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 12:12, May 31, 2025 (EDT)

I did play around with doing that, but other folks did not like how it came out. - Nintendo101 (talk) 12:18, May 31, 2025 (EDT)

Clouds

Hello. Since they're listed in the Encyclopedia, you might want to add those clouds from Galaxy that only Bee Mario can stand on to your to-do list (at least I couldn't find an article that covered them). Blinker (talk) 16:28, May 31, 2025 (EDT)

They're in the Gallery for Cloud Lift while not being covered by prose, btw. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 16:30, May 31, 2025 (EDT)

I would consider those "cloud lifts" because they function almost exactly the same. The only difference is how they interact with Bee Mario, but I don't think that means they are ontologically separate. - Nintendo101 (talk) 17:25, May 31, 2025 (EDT)

There are also several things on that page that do not move, should they be split since they aren't technically lifts? Blinker removed some of those from SMB3 earlier for that reason. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 17:36, May 31, 2025 (EDT)

Regarding stairblocks

Heyo. So there's a proposal going on with a mind-boggling amount of support wanting to remove the stairblocks from just the SMB3 section of Hard Block without any actual plan on where to put them once they are removed. Now they are clearly ontologically the same object as the "stairblocks" in the first game in function and design (reflecting the change in how Brick Blocks look) that are also included on that page, so I'm wondering if we should just make a new article for stairblocks. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 17:47, May 31, 2025 (EDT)

I have been cursorily aware of the discourse involving Hard Blocks. Personally, I think some folks are overthinking things a bit, though their perspectives are understandable. It is a little difficult for me to understand what a "Hard Block" is in relation to older blocks, and I am also not sure it is a worthwhile exercise. However, I do want to say that I have a scan of the Kadokawa guidebook for Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and it explicitly lists several blocks as distinct from one another that we currently do not: a true Hard Block, what is simply called a "block" that appears in Wonder Effects, and an "Unbreakable Block," which looks exactly like the block you interpret as the design for the stairblock in Super Mario Bros. 3. The latter two blocks are asserted to be referred to by "unofficial names" by the guidebook authors, similar to the ambit guidebook. I do not know if that means the distinction between them is invalid as well, though. I can see NCL referring to the second block as a "Wonder Hard Block" or something comparable, for example. Personally, I tentatively recognize the following: there are "Hard Blocks" that encompass stairblocks as depicted in Super Mario Bros., the Wood Blocks from Super Mario Bros. 3, and the Gray Blocks from Super Mario World, as well as the environmentally varied Hard Blocks in Super Mario Bros. Wonder like the ones made of candy or coral. (All of these iterations in Wonder, as well as the wooden and stone blocks from the New Super Mario Bros. games, are notably the same shape as the stairblocks in Super Mario Bros. I would be hard-pressed to think that is incidental. Regardless of what is done, whatever we recognize as the stairblock should be understood to at least be a type of Hard Block, if not synonymous with Hard Block.) I think it is valid to create an "unbreakable block" article to encompass these pointed stairblock-esque blocks, since the material for Wonder asserts they are not the same thing, and that this is a recurring block that has existed at least since Super Mario Bros. 3. The sprites currently in the Hard Block gallery can be moved there. That is what I would do, at least. - Nintendo101 (talk) 20:50, May 31, 2025 (EDT)

Interesting. Seems there may have been some divergent evolution, as World 3-7 clearly portrays them as stairblocks. Maybe the Fortress ones are more akin to these "unbreakable blocks" as they have more shading, but then again, SMAS used the same mapping for both. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 21:09, May 31, 2025 (EDT)

It's certainly a difficult situation to parse. - Nintendo101 (talk) 21:28, May 31, 2025 (EDT)

RE:"Bowsermatic Piccino" and foreign names project

Yes, it's from the PRIMA guides, and I just saw in the Encyclopedia they have another name (I really have to convince the Italian editors to (make me) do a redo of this book's translation... like, I appreciate the effort for some stuff and would love for Nintendo to use some of these names... but they can even be consistent on the same page, let alone in different chapters). Mariuigi Khed 15:09, June 4, 2025 (EDT)

Thank you :) I have found the page numbers and books for these names on Mario's Castle.

I have noticed the issue with the Italian encyclopedia. I am increasingly wary of how this book was localized across regions, as I know the English ones have many mistakes as well. - Nintendo101 (talk) 15:15, June 4, 2025 (EDT)

And I'm done with that page. I added everything I could find from official sources. It's a pity: I have good magazines and coverage book on videogames (even a Mario themed cook book), but unfortunately they aren't recognized as officials stuff. Mariuigi Khed 06:42, June 5, 2025 (EDT)

A little fact about Super Mario 64 that you added to the wiki made it in a Piantapedia video

How cool is that? -- KOOPA CON CARNE 16:37, June 24, 2025 (EDT)

Ah, man. You love to see it. Thanks for passing this my way :) - Nintendo101 (talk) 16:39, June 24, 2025 (EDT)

User:Tails101/Sandbox

I need some help; I'm making a draft for "microgame" catergories, as pre my proposal at MarioWiki:Proposals; here's the link. The thing is, I need your help to fix it; can you please fix it for me?--Tails101 (talk) 22:03, July 21, 2025 (EDT)

Hello! I'm sorry, I am nor familiar with the proposal that had passed (I have been involved with other projects at the moment). Can you elaborate on what the issue is? Are you establishing a category or a navbox? - Nintendo101 (talk) 22:10, July 21, 2025 (EDT)

The proposal is abut mircogame categories additions, for reference. I'm trying to make a draft catergory at my sandbox; the thing is that it's not like what I meant it to be. Can you fix it?--Tails101 (talk) 22:13, July 21, 2025 (EDT)

Categories are not pages where you list entries directly on it. For example, if you were to look at Category:Dry Bones, you will see that it looks like various enemies are in an organized list. However, if you were to click on the "edit" button and view it like so, you will see that the article itself is almost empty. Articles only become nestled within categories if the category itself is listed at the bottom of the relevant articles. To use my prior example, if you were to visit the Red Bones page and click "edit," you will see that [[Category:Dry Bones]] is typed at the bottom of the page. This is what makes "Red Bones" appear in the Dry Bones category.

So basically, one cannot draft a category page that includes all the relevant articles, because that is not how category pages work. You can only include relevant articles in a category by adding links to them after the category page itself has been created. Does that make sense? - Nintendo101 (talk) 22:45, July 21, 2025 (EDT)

Reference

Do you have a source that says that Dark Horse Books was founded in 1995? I can't find one. Dwhitney (talk) 12:31, July 23, 2025 (EDT)

I think I read it on their official site, or at least an archive of their official site. I'll see if I can dig it up. - Nintendo101 (talk) 12:33, July 23, 2025 (EDT)

Proposal

Excuse me, but can you please cancelled my "Moving sections" proposal at MarioWiki:Proposals, please? Put it in achieve, and put "Cancelled by proposaler?"--Tails101 (talk) 17:55, July 26, 2025 (EDT)

I would, but I admittedly do not see what proposal you are referring to. What is its name? - Nintendo101 (talk) 18:07, July 26, 2025 (EDT)

I already removed it; [was "Moving sections"]. Does that answer your question?--Tails101 (talk) 18:50, July 26, 2025 (EDT)

Yes, thank you. Did you archive it? - Nintendo101 (talk) 19:02, July 26, 2025 (EDT)

Kinda; can you help me do the rest?--Tails101 (talk) 19:27, July 26, 2025 (EDT)

Re:False names from Donkey Kong: Bananza

Yeah, for the monkeys I was wrong, but I did fix the prospector when I realized it but when I went to fix the salvager someone beat me to it. For the Shade Ore, I was just in a rush and went by (faulty) memory. Rest assured, if I do a mistake, I always go straight to fix it, the second I notice it. Mariuigi Khed 17:09, August 17, 2025 (EDT)

Glad to hear it! - Nintendo101 (talk) 18:34, August 17, 2025 (EDT)

Donkey Kong Country

I already left a message on LadySophie17's talk page about this, that says what most of what needs to be said, but why did you revert my edits again with no reasoning? I retyped any of the problematic spots in my words, so I don't see how it can be plagiarism now, as for claims that I'm using AI, they're untrue. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to prove that, but I did record me typing this, and am anti-AI. If you want the former file as proof, I'm happy to share it, but I'd like to know what's wrong with my edits, as there's a lot of good information there. Happy editing!
— The preceding unsigned comment was added by Sargent Deez (talk).

Hello, and welcome to our wiki. As someone who is also trained in formal writing, I unfortunately agree with my fellow staff members in that it seems like quite a bit of your contributions seemed derived from external sources, and it is particularly concerning that you cited "Google AI" at all in at least one of your prior edits. I recommend taking the comments of my fellow staff member's to heart, and make effort to both write in your own words and not use Generative AI at all when drafting revisions. It is not a substantive tool for independent writers and researchers. - Nintendo101 (talk) 23:40, August 19, 2025 (EDT)

I see why you're skeptical. About me using Google AI as a source: it was about a common misconception that Donkey Kong Country is the first game where Donkey Kong is a playable character. I've seen sources say this in the past, but couldn't find any a few hours ago. Essentially, I was using Google AI to show it's inaccuracy. It was an experiment, so to speak, and one I got cold feet on within a few minutes, and self-reverted. As for the composition section, I stand by nothing there was AI, and in my latest edit, none was plagiarized, but I'll go back and reword further if you want. Sargent Deez (talk) 00:03, August 20, 2025 (EDT)

Wonder Bowser

I heard you have the Dengeki guide for Mario Wonder, so maybe now I can see what that book calls the final boss. To compare, NinDori guide lists him as "Shiro Koopa" (p. 49) while also calling him "Koopa Head" in the same bio and his boss stage walkthrough (p. 546-551). The latter pages also mention "Koopa Hand" for the hands he summons. SmokedChili (talk) 11:34, August 26, 2025 (EDT)

I promise I will look into this as soon as I get the chance.

In the meantime, while I have you, there is something I was hoping you could help me with. I wanted to share that I have been working on a robust naming citation project for articles covering mainline games alongside our fellow users on this site and our affiliates at the Italian, French, and German Mario Wikis. Currently, we are working on the NIOLs for subjects that debuted in Super Mario Galaxy. I like to cite contemporary Japanese guidebooks when available rather than just the encyclopedia because I think it is nice to get a sense of how long a particular name has been in use, and I know you happen to have one or two of these guidebooks for SMG. This may be a hassle, and it is completely okay if you do want to do it, but would you be willing to take photos of the pages for the enemy section for at least one of your guidebooks, as well as a photo of the editor/author credits at the back of the book with the ISBN, and send them to me? These are not sources well documented online. They do not have to be good-looking scans - just photographs would be sufficient as long as the text is legible. If this is too much, do not worry about it. I will look through the Super Mario Bros. Wonder guidebook regardless. - Nintendo101 (talk) 13:41, August 26, 2025 (EDT)

Sorry, I'm not only clueless about file uploading on wikis, I also value my privacy so that I don't feel safe about sharing pics with strangers on the internet. SmokedChili (talk) 11:02, August 27, 2025 (EDT)

Poison needles?

In regards to the "Poison needles" page wanted for Super Mario Land, does the section for them in the page for Spike Trap not count? (Admittedly, we find it a difficult subject to write about without basically just rehashing information on the Spike Trap page, so we feel like the end result would be better merged there anyways.) ~Camwoodstock ( talk ☯ contribs ) 01:05, September 13, 2025 (EDT)

Poison needles are not treated as the same object as Spike Traps in any paratext, likely because Super Mario Land was developed by Nintendo R&D1 and not Nintendo EAD. While the same type of object that serves the same function within its game, I think it would be most accurate to recognize poison needles as a distinct object from Spike Traps that is exclusive to Super Mario Land. - Nintendo101 (talk) 01:22, September 13, 2025 (EDT)

Gotcha! Should we like... Add a Template:Main tag, and split info off for that page's sake, then? :O (also, in case you missed it, we just finished a page for Floating island platforms in Super Mario World!) ~Camwoodstock ( talk ☯ contribs ) 02:08, September 13, 2025 (EDT)

Sorry, I fell asleep shortly after reading this. Yes, that is what I would do, though rather than just move what is written on the Spike Trap page to the poison needle page, I would discuss where it occurs and how it is used within Super Mario Land in more detail. - Nintendo101 (talk) 12:10, September 13, 2025 (EDT)

Move

Hello, Nintendo101, I am moving the Era image from Mylifeispain.png to Era.png, but it's on a BJAODN april fools page, which I'm not allowed to edit. can you please change it? Conkdor! (T|C) 18:17, September 20, 2025 (EDT)

Taken care of. But in the future, please avoid changing the names of files unless it is truly necessary (e.g., inaccurate). Thanks! - Nintendo101 (talk) 18:19, September 20, 2025 (EDT)

It seems The move was controversial. Conkdor! (T|C) 16:21, September 21, 2025 (EDT)

Indeed. While it is understandable to want to move certain file names to something more neutral for important subjects on the site, the filenames for images associated with BJAODN, and April Fool's in particular, are reflective of the culture of the site's userbase. These types of image files generally do not need to be moved. - Nintendo101 (talk) 18:21, September 21, 2025 (EDT)

But the file is also used on mainspace, it's not JUST a BJAODN file. Conkdor! (T|C) 08:36, September 22, 2025 (EDT)

Appearance lists for all mainline game

Do you mind cancelling my proposal under New Features, titled "Appearance lists for all mainline games"? It was a small suggestion that has been mostly opposed, so I have little interest in continuing it. I know we can have up to five proposal at a time, but I like to keep that number down.  — 06:31, September 26, 2025 (EDT)

Taken care of! - Nintendo101 (talk) 09:25, September 26, 2025 (EDT)

Technocratic?

To answer your question pertaining to this edit, no, I don't find that technocratic. It's more of a grammatical issue. Similarly, for Mario Party minigames, if I want to refer to the Game Rules section by stating its actual name, I format it as "Game Rules" in sentence form since that's how the section's name is formatted in-game. Dwhitney (talk) 13:50, October 8, 2025 (EDT)

I understand wanting to do that out of reverence for in-game text, but that is not what this is. For clarity, what is the grammatical issue you are referring to? - Nintendo101 (talk) 13:59, October 8, 2025 (EDT)

Pertaining to the "Names in other languages" section (not "Names in Other Languages" since that's not how that article's section's name is formatted), the name of one of the columns in the table is Notes, formatted just like that. I guess a compromise for this would be to remove the quotation marks from "Notes" when referring to that column in sentence form, but since this wiki has different rules pertaining to capitalization in article section names, that might cause confusion if someone wants to refer to an article section name or table column name by stating its actual name if it doesn't have more words capitalized, like with "Names in other languages," "Notable mistakes and errors," and "External links." Wouldn't "in the Names in other languages section" in a sentence look strange? Dwhitney (talk) 14:25, October 8, 2025 (EDT)

I guess I would render it as "names in other languages" within the body text. - Nintendo101 (talk) 14:48, October 8, 2025 (EDT)

What compromise would you suggest for this issue? Dwhitney (talk) 16:08, October 8, 2025 (EDT)

Do what you feel is best. I still do not agree with it, but it is not a big deal. - Nintendo101 (talk) 17:41, October 8, 2025 (EDT)